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Biodegradable Packaging for Environment

Thai company founded in 20051

Biodegradable Packaging for Environment Public Co. Ltd., (BPE) is a Thai company. It manufactures biodegradable, compostable, therefore disposable tableware products. The products primarily are made from bagasse, a natural product made from the pulp of sugar cane after the sugar has been extracted.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

2005Founded1
  • Legal formpublic limited company1

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Biodegradable Packaging for Environment Public Co. Ltd., (BPE) is a Thai company. It manufactures biodegradable, compostable, therefore disposable tableware products. The products primarily are made from bagasse, a natural product made from the pulp of sugar cane after the sugar has been extracted. From its founding in 2005 until 2012 BPE branded its products as "Biochanaoy". In 2012 it renamed its brand, "Gracz".2

The story

Many food containers and packaging products can often times release chemicals and substances into food that can be harmful when consumed. BPE, now formally known as Gracz is a company founded in January 2005 by Dr Weerachat Kittirattanapaiboon, MD. The company produces safe alternatives to containers and packaging products that do not contaminate food. The company headquarters is located in Bangkok with its industrial facilities in Chai Nat Province, approximately 188 km north of Bangkok. Major shareholders are the MDS Group, the National Innovation Agency of the Ministry of Science and Technology, and the Office of Small and Medium Enterprises Promotion (OSMEP) of the Ministry of Industry.

From Wikipedia’s article on Biodegradable Packaging for Environment, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

Products and brands

Products

BPE manufactures two lines of take-out food containers and one line of non-food industrial packaging containers."Gracz" is produced using natural plant fibers as opposed to wood fibers. The products are free of cancer causing agents and are biodegradable within 6 weeks in the ground. All products are nontoxic with a shelf life of 5 years.

Gracz Classic: A family of over 50 tableware items ranging from cups, bowls, plates, and clamshell containers to cutlery. The items, white in color, are made from bagasse exclusively.

Gracz Simple: A family of tableware items, cream colored, made from bagasse and bamboo.

Non-food containers: BPE manufactures industrial packaging products.

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Operations

The company currently has over 400 employees and hopes to double production to five million pieces per day in 2017. BPE earns 70 percent of its total annual revenue from exports to developed countries. In 2017 it affirmed its intention to penetrate its home market of Thailand and the other nine ASEAN nations under the GracZ label. It also sells private label goods to brands such as Studio, Walmart, and Lidl Stiftung & Co.

From Wikipedia’s article on Biodegradable Packaging for Environment, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

Timeline

  1. 2005Founded Founded1

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